The Maserati MY18 GranTurismo MC is a candidate for the most beautiful car on the road
We take the Maserati MY18 GranTurismo MC on a road-trip through France to test for comfort, power and satisfaction
Focus groups, aerodynamics, safety laws ? there are a lot of elements to blame for the standardisation of today?s car designs. A room full of cars from the 1960s is a panoply of distinctive, flamboyant creations. As we approach 2020, a common critique is that often you can?t tell one car brand from another.
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Which gave us particular joy as we bowled through the French countryside in the Maserati MY18 GranTurismo MC. The car?s sweeping curves look stunning ? it is a candidate for the most beautiful car on the road ? and its engine, derived from Ferrari?s V8 engine which powered the 430 and 458 supercars, sounds wonderful ? in fact, Maserati have coaxed an even better sound out of its version than Ferrari did from theirs. There?s a long, hollow bellow every time you even think about accelerating. The GranTurismo wants to be everything: it sounds like a Ferrari, but the suggestion that it?s a ?Grand Touring? car means it also wishes to be a laid-back cruiser across continents, and that?s exactly what we used it for.
The ambience inside the car is exactly right
It?s certainly never dull. Whether flying out of a toll booth or opening up after leaving the confines of a village, it emits a rising series of gurgles and roars that sign...